EP2916708A1 - Detecting filter clogging - Google Patents
Detecting filter cloggingInfo
- Publication number
- EP2916708A1 EP2916708A1 EP12805601.7A EP12805601A EP2916708A1 EP 2916708 A1 EP2916708 A1 EP 2916708A1 EP 12805601 A EP12805601 A EP 12805601A EP 2916708 A1 EP2916708 A1 EP 2916708A1
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- Prior art keywords
- dishwasher
- filter
- drain pump
- clogged
- operating current
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Classifications
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L15/00—Washing or rinsing machines for crockery or tableware
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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Definitions
- the present invention relates to a method of, and a device for, detecting clogging of a dishwasher filter.
- Dishwashers comprise a filter at a bottom of a washing compartment for filtering soil from process water being recirculated in the dishwasher by means of a circulation pump. This is undertaken in order to prevent dirty process water from being recirculated and sprayed onto goods to be washed. When an excess amount of soil adheres to the filter, the filter becomes clogged and the water will ultimately not pass through the filter. It may thus be desirable to detect filter clogging such that the filter can be cleaned in order for the dishwasher to reach its full washing capability.
- 2005/089621 discloses a dishwasher and a method of controlling the dishwasher, where effects influencing washing performance negatively such as for example filter clogging are identified by detecting current drawn by a circulation pump of the dishwasher.
- a disadvantage of the approach set forth in WO 2005/089621 is that detection of current drawn by the circulation pump may result in an erroneously taken decision on whether the filter is clogged or not; a reduced load on the circulation pump could just as well be a result of an insufficient amount of process water in the washing compartment of the dishwasher in which case a too small amount of process water will be circulated in the dishwasher resulting in a low process water flow through the circulation pump.
- the amount of current drawn by the circulation pump could indicate filter clogging when the problem in fact is that the washing compartment contains an insufficient amount of process water, which is highly undesirable.
- An object of the present invention is to solve, or at least mitigate this problem in the art and provide improved detection of filter clogging.
- a device for detecting clogging of a dishwasher filter is arranged to drain the dishwasher on process water, measure operating current of a motor driving a dishwasher drain pump and determine whether the dishwasher filter is clogged based on the measured drain pump motor operating current.
- the method comprises the steps of draining the dishwasher on process water and measuring operating current of a motor driving the dishwasher drain pump. Further, the method comprises the step of determining that the dishwasher filter based on the measured drain pump motor operating current.
- load of the drain pump is determined by measuring operating current of the motor driving the drain pump. This may easily be indirectly measured by measuring the voltage of a known shunt resistor in the motor and calculating the current by using Ohm's law. Measured current can be directly translated into drain pump torque; the higher the torque, the higher the operating current of the motor driving the pump, and a higher pump torque implies a greater flow of process water through the drain pump.
- Measuring drain pump motor operating current is in itself advantageous as compared to using a relatively expensive pressure sensor to measure the flow of process water through the pump. With the measured operating current, it can be determined whether the dishwasher filter is clogged. For instance, if the operating current not relatively instantly reaches a certain predetermined level upon washing compartment draining, it can be deducted that the flow of process water through the drain pump is low and that the filter is clogged.
- the present invention is advantageous in that in prior art filter clogging detection methods, a reduced load on a circulation pump could just as well be a result of an insufficient amount of process water in the washing compartment of the dishwasher in which case a too small amount of process water will be circulated in the dishwasher resulting in a low process water flow through the circulation pump, which has nothing to do with filter clogging.
- prior art filter clogging detection methods may indicate filter clogging when the problem in fact is an insufficient amount of process water in the washing compartment. With the present invention, however, a small amount of process water in the washing compartment would still cause an adequate flow of process water through the drain pump unless the filter is clogged.
- the measured drain pump motor operating current is compared to a first predetermined current threshold value, wherein the filter is considered to be clogged if the measured current is below the first predetermined current threshold value.
- the filter is considered to be clogged if the measured current is below the first predetermined current threshold value.
- the measured drain pump motor operating current is compared to a second predetermined current threshold value after a predetermined time period has expired from the start of the draining. If the measured current is above the second predetermined current threshold value after the predetermined time period has expired, the filter is considered to be clogged. Hence, if the process water still flows after an appropriately set time period has expired (albeit with a low flow rate), it can be deducted that the filter is be clogged.
- a number of measured drain pump motor operating current values are averaged over a predetermined averaging time period.
- this particular embodiment eliminates the risk of making erroneous decisions regarding filter clogging if the water flow through the drain pump for some reason would be uneven and/or fluctuating.
- process water is meant a liquid containing mainly water that is used in and circulates in a dishwasher.
- the process water is water that may contain detergent and/or rinse aid in a varying amount.
- the process water may also contain soil, such as food debris or other types of solid particles, as well as dissolved liquids or compounds.
- Process water used in a main wash cycle is sometimes referred to as the wash liquid.
- Process water used in a rinse cycle is sometimes referred to as cold rinse or hot rinse depending on the temperature in the rinse cycle.
- Figure l shows a prior art dishwasher in which the present invention advantageously may be applied.
- Figure 2 shows a flowchart illustrating a method of detecting clogging of a dishwasher filter according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG l shows a dishwasher 10 in which the present invention can be implemented. It should be noted that dishwashers can take on many forms and include many different functionalities.
- the dishwasher 10 illustrated in Figure ⁇ is thus used to explain different embodiments of the present invention and should only be seen as an example of a dishwasher in which the present application can be applied.
- the dishwasher 10 comprises a washing compartment or tub n housing an upper basket 12, a middle basket 13 and a lower basket 14 for accommodating goods to be washed. Typically, cutlery is accommodated in the upper basket 12, while plates, drinking- glasses, trays, etc. are placed in the middle basket 13 and the lower basket 14.
- Detergent in the form of liquid, powder or tablets is dosed in a detergent compartment located on the inside of a door (not shown) of the dishwasher 10 by a user, which detergent is controllably discharged into the washing compartment 11 in accordance with a selected washing programme.
- the operation of the dishwasher 10 is typically controlled by processing unit 40 executing appropriate software.
- Fresh water is supplied to the washing compartment 11 via water inlet 15 and water supply valve 16. This fresh water is eventually collected in a so called sump 17, where the fresh water is mixed with the discharged detergent resulting in process water 18.
- a filter 19 for filtering soil from the process water before the process water leaves the compartment via process water outlet 20 for subsequent re-entry into the washing compartment 11 through circulation pump 21.
- the process water 18 passes the filter 19 and is pumped through the circulation pump 21, which typically is driven by a brushless direct current (BLDC) motor 22, via a conduit 23 and respective process water valves 24, 25 and sprayed into the washing compartment 11 via nozzles (not shown) of a respective wash arm 26, 27, 28 associated with each basket 12, 13, 14.
- BLDC brushless direct current
- the process water 18 exits the washing compartment 11 via the filter 19 and is recirculated via the circulation pump 21 and sprayed onto the goods to be washed accommodated in the respective basket via nozzles of an upper washing arm 26, middle washing arm 27 and lower washing arm 28.
- filter clogging is detected by draining the dishwasher 10 on process water 18 with a drain pump 29 driven by a BLDC motor 30. It should be noted that it can be envisaged that the drain pump 29 and the circulation pump 21 may be driven by one and the same motor.
- the water supply valve 16 is closed such that fresh water is prevented from entering the dishwasher. Now, when draining the dishwasher, the load of the drain pump 29 is registered.
- the filter 18 is considered to be clogged.
- the measured current has not fallen to a zero, or near-zero, level within a given number of seconds, water still flow trough the drain pump 29, which implies that the water flow rate is low and that the filter 18 thus is clogged. If the filter is not clogged, the process water will flow freely out of drain port 31 and be drained from the dishwasher 31 within seconds and as a consequence, the motor 30 will draw little or no current.
- a user of the dishwasher 10 is given an indication that the filter 19 is clogged, for example visually via a diode 32 in the dishwasher housing or audibly via a sound indication. The user may subsequently clean the filter.
- the controlling of the dishwasher 10 with respect to supervising washing programmes selected by a user, controlling circulation and draining of process water 18 via the circulation pump 21 and the drain pump 29, discharging detergent, effecting rotation of wash arms 26, 27, 28, controlling actuation of water valves 16, 24, 25, etc. as well as detecting whether the filter 18 is clogged according to different embodiments of the method of the present invention is managed by the processing unit 40 via drive means such as the two BLDC motors 22, 30 and via further mechanical structures (not shown) for opening the detergent compartment, rotating the washing arms, actuating the water valves, etc.
- the processing unit 40 is
- the processing unit 40 is typically embodied e.g. in the form of one or more microprocessors arranged to execute a computer program 42 downloaded to a suitable storage medium 41 associated with the microprocessor, such as a RAM, a Flash memory or a hard disk.
- the microprocessor 40 is arranged to at least partly carry out the method according to embodiments of the present invention when the appropriate computer program 42 comprising computer-executable components is downloaded to the memory 41 and executed by the
- the storage medium 41 may be a computer program product comprising the computer program 42.
- the computer program 42 may be transferred to the storage medium 41 by means of a suitable computer program product, such as a memory stick, or even over a network.
- the microprocessor 40 may alternatively be embodied in the form of an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field-programmable gate array (FPGA), a complex programmable logic device (CPLD), etc.
- ASIC application specific integrated circuit
- FPGA field-programmable gate array
- CPLD complex programmable logic device
- FIG. 2 shows a flowchart illustrating a method of detecting clogging of a dishwasher filter according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the processing unit 40 controls the motor 30 driving the drain pump 29 to the drain the dishwasher 10 on process water 18.
- the processing unit 40 measures operating current of the drain pump motor 30.
- the processor 40 determines whether the dishwasher filter 19 is clogged based on the measured drain pump motor 30 operating current.
- the processing unit 40 is arranged to control rotational speed of the motor 30 driving the drain pump 29 such that the rotational speed is lowered from a nominal value to a rotational speed threshold value when the dishwasher 10 is drained on process water 18.
- This is advantageous, since the sensitivity of the detection of the filter 19 clogging is increased.
- the motor 30 for driving the drain pump 29 is running at nominal speed, say about 3000 rpm, which typically is the rotational speed used for draining the dishwasher during a normal washing cycle, it is less likely that air is detected in the drain pump, which indicates filter clogging.
- the processing unit 40 can determine with higher accuracy whether the filter 19 is clogged or not.
- the filter clogging detection undertaken according to embodiments of the present invention generally is a part of a normal washing cycle of the dishwasher.
- the filter clogging detection method according to embodiments of the present invention is applied at the end of a washing cycle when the dishwasher is drained on process water having the advantage that no fresh water must be supplied to the dishwasher for the washing cycle to continue after filter clogging detection.
- the filter clogging detection method according to embodiments of the present invention could be applied during a normal washing cycle if for some reasons indications are given that the filter is clogged. It may even be envisaged that a separate short filter clogging detection program is run to test whether the filter of the dishwasher is clogged.
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